MAY
4
2015

U.S. Will Change Stance on Secret Phone Tracking

In recent months, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun getting search warrants from judges to use the devices, which hunt criminal suspects by locating their cellphones.

APR
30
2015
APR
29
2015

U.S. top court divided on gay marriage, Kennedy appears pivotal

In 2-1/2 hours of arguments, the nine black-robed justices peppered lawyers on both sides of the issue.

APR
29
2015

A Tweet Sinks Twitter’s Stock

Investors were unhappy with Twitter’s revenue, which grew 74 percent in the quarter.

APR
28
2015

Carlyle to Invest in Brazil Hospital Chain Rede D’Or São Luiz

Private-equity firm to assume an 8.3% stake in the largest independent hospital operator in Brazil.

APR
28
2015

U.S. Supreme Court set to hear pivotal gay marriage arguments

The decision, due by the end of June, will determine whether gay marriage will be legal nationwide.

APR
27
2015

Apple set to be latest to suffer dollar impact

Apple, the world´s most valuable company, reports results on Monday and warned in January that the currency move could slice more than $2bn from quarterly revenues.

APR
27
2015

Burdened With Debt, Law School Graduates Struggle in Job Market

About 20 percent of 2010 graduates have jobs that do not require a law license, a new study shows, and only 40 percent are working in law firms.

APR
24
2015

U.S. Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as attorney general

The Senate confirmed Lynch by a vote of 56-43 to end a five-month partisan deadlock over her nomination by President Barack Obama.

APR
24
2015

Senate Passes Human Trafficking Bill With Abortion Restrictions On Victims

The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act passed 99-0.

APR
23
2015

Tennessee lawmakers approve abortion restriction measures

The measures have been sent to Republican Governor Bill Haslam, who is expected to sign them into law.

APR
23
2015

EU charges Gazprom with market abuse

The European Commission said its preliminary view was that the Russian energy giant was breaking EU anti-trust rules.

APR
22
2015

Supreme Court: Police May Not Detain Traffic Violators Longer Than Necessary

Writing for the court majority, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that the stop becomes "unlawful if it is prolonged beyond the time reasonably required to complete the mission of issuing a warning ticket."

APR
22
2015

China Jury Trial Plan Would Appoint Citizens to Help Weigh Cases

The nation’s highest court has submitted a legislative proposal to create “people’s juries” in 50 courts across 10 provinces.

APR
17
2015

Brazil Scandal Sends Multinationals Running to Attorneys

Attorneys say companies with operations in Brazil are scrambling to assess whether they could get swept up in the probe.

APR
17
2015

France court allows women to adopt same-sex spouses´ children

Their wives´ children born in foreign countries through artificial insemination.

APR
16
2015

HSBC seeks new non-executive directors in wake of tax evasion scandal

Bank appoints headhunters MWM Consulting after revelations about its Swiss banking arm have brought board composition under intense scrutiny

APR
16
2015

Japanese artist goes on trial over ´vagina selfies´

She is accused of distributing data to people in return for donations to the crowd-funding kayak project. The recipients could use the data to print 3D images of her genitalia.

APR
15
2015

Japan´s post-Fukushima nuclear restart plans dealt a blow by court ruling

Judges rule against restart of reactors at Takahama plant over safety concerns, dealing setback to PM’s plans to relaunch nuclear power generation four years after disaster

APR
15
2015

Bank of New York Mellon fined £126m by regulator for ´failings´

The seriousness was compounded by the fact that this took place at a time of “considerable stress in the market”.

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